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Death Doula Training UK Privacy Notice
Effective date: 02/08/2026
LIFE'S END - DEATH DOULA TRAINING UK (“we”, “us”, “our”) is committed to protecting your personal information and respecting your privacy.
This Privacy Notice explains what personal information we collect, how we use it, who we share it with, how long we keep it, and what rights you have in relation to your personal information.
We process personal data in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.
1. Who we are
Life’s End doula training provides death doula training and education.
Data controller: LIFE'S END - DEATH DOULA TRAINING UK LIMITED
Address: Glan Yr Afon, Llanrhaeadr Ym Mochnant, Oswestry, Wales, SY10 0BZ
Email: Training@DeathDoulaTraining.co.uk
Telephone: 01691 780 812
If you have any questions about this Privacy Notice or how we use your information, please contact us using the details above.
2. The information we collect
The personal information we collect will depend on your relationship with us, but may include:
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Name
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Contact details, such as postal address, email address and telephone number, including mobile number
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Payment details
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Occupation
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Emergency contact details, including next of kin
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Course enquiry details
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DBS check information
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Assessment outcomes
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Training records
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Correspondence and communication history
3. How we collect your information
We may collect information directly from you when you:
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Submit a query to us through our website, by phone, by email or via social media
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Complete an enquiry form on our website
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Apply for Life’s End death doula training and education
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Take part in our training and education
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Correspond with us by letter, email, telephone or social media
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Make a payment to us
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Provide information for safeguarding, DBS, assessment or course administration purposes
We may also receive information from third parties where necessary, for example accreditation organisations, payment providers, or referees, where applicable.
4. How we use your information
We use your personal information for the following purposes:
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To manage your enquiry, application, enrolment and training
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To process payments and ensure billing is accurate and up to date
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To communicate with you and respond to questions, requests or complaints
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To provide training administration and assessment
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To keep records of your learning and progress
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To contact any other person you ask us to update about your training or assessment outcomes
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To carry out our business operations, including accounting and record keeping
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To obtain professional advice, such as legal or tax advice
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To disclose information to accreditation organisations where required
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To comply with legal, regulatory and safeguarding obligations
5. Lawful bases for processing
We only use your personal information where we have a lawful basis to do so. Depending on the circumstances, our lawful bases may include:
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Performance of a contract: where we need your information to provide training or services to you
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Legitimate interests: where we need to run and improve our business, communicate with you, or manage records
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Legal obligation: where we are required to keep or disclose information for legal, tax, accounting, safeguarding or regulatory reasons
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Consent: where you have given us clear permission to use your information for a specific purpose
Where we rely on consent, you may withdraw it at any time.
6. Who we share your information with
We may share your information where necessary with:
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Accreditation organisations
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DBS checking providers, where applicable
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Payment service providers
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Accountants, auditors, insurers, lawyers or other professional advisers
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IT, email, website or cloud storage providers
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Regulatory, safeguarding or law enforcement bodies, where required by law
We will only share the minimum amount of personal information necessary for the relevant purpose.
7. International transfers
If your personal information is transferred outside the UK or EEA, we will take appropriate steps to make sure it remains protected in line with applicable data protection law.
8. How long we keep your information
We keep your personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfil the purposes set out in this Privacy Notice, including to meet legal, accounting and regulatory requirements.
The retention period will depend on the type of information and why we hold it. Where we are able to do so, we will tell you how long we keep your information. If that is not possible, we will explain the criteria used to determine retention.
9. How we protect your information
We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to help protect your personal information from loss, misuse, unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration or destruction.
10. Your rights
Under data protection law, you may have the right to:
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Request access to the personal information we hold about you
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Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information
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Request erasure of your personal information, where appropriate
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Request restriction of how we use your information, in certain circumstances
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Object to certain types of processing
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Request transfer of your information to you or another service provider, where applicable
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Withdraw consent, where we rely on consent
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Complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)
If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details above.
11. Access to your information
Under Article 15 of the UK GDPR, you can ask us whether we hold personal information about you and request a copy of that information.
If we do hold information about you, we will normally also explain:
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Why we use it
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What types of information we hold
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Who it has been or may be shared with
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How long we expect to keep it, or the criteria used to decide this
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Where it came from, if we did not collect it directly from you
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Your rights in relation to it
12. Complaints
If you have any concerns about how we handle your personal information, please contact us first so that we can try to resolve the matter.
You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office:
Website: ico.org.uk
Telephone: 0303 123 1113
13. Changes to this Privacy Notice
We may update this Privacy Notice from time to time to make sure it remains accurate and up to date.
If we make any material changes to the way we process your personal data, we will provide you with an updated version of this Privacy Notice where appropriate.
14. Requesting a copy of your data
If you wish, we will provide you with a copy of the personal data we hold about you, subject to any legal exemptions that may apply.
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